The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8510. ——— ee NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ing Discussion in the House on the Slavery Question. Ini Views of the South Relative to the Re-Opening of the African Slave Trade, NO PROSPECT OF AN ELECTION OF A SPEAKER NOMINATION OF A PRINTER TO THE SENATE. ferlous Charges Against tbe Printing Super intendent, ae., —— Our Special Washingten Despatch. ‘Wawnncron, Dec. 23, 1869. ‘THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE, Contrary to the general expectation, the President did not send his Message to Congress to-day. There is no prespect of the Houge organizing till after the holidays, ‘and the indications are that there will be no quorum in the Senate until Tuesday week, the 2d of January; can- sequently it is not probable that the President’s Message, will be communicated prior to that time. ‘TUR BATTLE FOR THE SPEAKERSPOP, ‘There does not at present appear to be any prospect of electing a Speaker before January. ‘There was only one ballot to-day for Speaker. Mr. Sher- man held his own relatively, receiving one hundred and thre evotes—exactly the number that elected N. P. Banks, under the plurality rule, in 1866. Mr. Millson’s vote ran @own to twenty-seven. The rest of the democrats Scattered. ‘The most noticeable fact developed in this ballot was ‘that four democrate—Messrs Davidson, of Louisiana; English, of Indiana; Wiorence, of Pennsylvania, and Un- @erwood, of Kentucky—voted for Mr. Maynard, a Ten- messee Know Nothing. Mr. Florence’s vote is particular- ly commented upon, as he is indebied to the foreign vote for his election. ‘The largest total vote yet cast was two hundred and thirty-twe; to-day, onthe tweatieth ballot, the total was two hundred and twelve, showing twenty members to be absent on pair. All attempts to adjourn the House over the holidays were resisted to-day‘by the republicans, and will continue to be. ‘TER NEW YORK UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP. ‘The President sent to the Senate to-day the name of Judge Roosevelt as United States District Attorney, and he was unanimously confirmed. ‘The Senate also to-day confirmed the following nomi- pations:—T. B, Browne, Postmaster at Philadelphia; Is- rae) T. Hatch, Postmaster at Buffalo; Mr. Valtier, Post- master at Cincinnati, and Mr. Bishop, Commissioner of Patents. ‘7 WRESIDENCY—MERETING OF AMERICAN, WING AND UNION DELBG ATES. Delegates fully representing the American, whig and ‘Union partios met here this evening, when, after some discussion of a conversational character, the following re- solution was adopted:—That the Chairman of this meeting be empowered and requested, in conjunction with the Chairman of the National Central American Commit- tee and the Chairman of the Whig and National Commit- we, to call a National Union Convention, for the nomination of candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the United States, and to issue wn address, if it shall seem expedient to them s0 to do, to the people of the United States, suggesting the mode ef electing delegates to the said Convention and setting forth the reasons, which make the present Union movement indispensable to the perpetaity of the govern. ment. The meeting was harmonious and unanimous in ite action. de., &e. THE UNION MERTING A FAILURE. A Union meeting was held here to-night, and it was at- tended by from 400 to 600 persons. Resolutions were offered denunciatory of the fire-eaters of the South and the fanaties of the North, and proposing as a remedy for tho presentevils to rally around the constitution and the Vuion. A substitute was then offered, declaring that this moseting is inopportune and unnecessary, which the ma- jority favored, ‘There was much confusion throughout the proceedings, and the meeting separated in disorder, to the musicof a fall band. The falling of the platform, with many gentlemen thereon, was among the incidents. HORACE F. CLARK’S POSITION. ‘When Horace F. Clark finished his speech on Wodnes- day, in which he promised to show how a Speaker could not be elected—eomething which every member had prac- tica) knowledge of—his colleague, Mr. Haskin, made an efiort to obtain the floor for the purpose of exposing the broken pledges and inconsistencies of Mr. Clark, but was not recognized by the clerk. Mr. H. will, it is said, take an early opportunity to do this. ‘THE SENATE PRINTING—THE LATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING IN A TIGHT PLACE. ‘The democratic Senatorial caucus met at one o’clock to- day to nominate 2 Senate printer, and continued in session upwards of three hours. There were about thirty Senators present. Senators Gwin andj Slidell appeared as the champions of Mr. Bowman, of the Constitution, and de- fended him from charges preferred, with zeal worthier a better cause. ‘The followihg extract of a letter, signed by Mr. Wendell, was read in the caucus, and embraces the charges against General Bowman, as alluded to in the Herauy’s despatch geome days since:— " Wasuixcrox, D, ©.. Dec. 8, 1859. Drax Sim—In answer to yours of the éth inst., I would say that the following are the facts in relation to my trans- fer of the Union newspaper to Geo. W. Bowman, presum- ing that be was at the time Superintendent of the Public Printing, and that the following extract from United States Statutes’a? Large, Thirty-sozond Congress, firat session, hi r 91, section 6, poge 32, has a immediate bearing on case — Suction 6.—That the Superintendentof the Pubiie Printing sball net be directly or indirectly interested in the pubil> priat- ‘€c., and for any violation, &o., ahall belmprigoned in the penitendary of the District of Colambis for an; thin one nor more than five years, and in addition thereto msy be fined in any sum from one thousand to ten thousand dollars. On the 26th of March, 1869, I stipulated to transfer the Ganion to General G. W. Bowman, under certain condi- uons, and / pay him also the sum of $20,000 per annum out of the profits of the public printing. Inpursuaace thereof, on the 11th of April following I paid him, as per sabjoined receipt, $3,000. Received, Washington, D. ©., April 11, 1859, of C. Wendell three thousand dollars, the same being on acsount of twenty choasand doliars per atrum, stipulated 40 be paid by said Wea: dell, aa provided in our letter of 5 GEO. W. SOWMAN.® ‘This ebows that Bowman was interested in tho public ntiog as early a8 March 26, and that he received three ubousand dollars cash on the 11th of April, He officiated ae Superintendent of the Public Printing, and drew bis salary therefor, up to the 12th of May, as per receipt on file in the Treasury Department, and reference being had shereto it will more fully appear that six weeks after be ‘b@eame interested in the public printing. These are the simple facts in the cage, The devate whish sucteeded elicted macy new facts in segard to the modus operandi of conducting an organ which are not known to the unititiated. It was proved and admitted that the Constitution paper was @ losing ix. Stitution to the amount of eighteen thousand dollars per year over and above ts receipte, and that ‘t was avso- Jutely essential % give ‘t the pubdjic printing in or: sustain it. The debate was participated in vy a is number of Senators. General Bowman and were handled im rather w rough manner by Se Yoomds, Clingman, Brown and Clay. it became o: te these gentlemen that the caucus were determined force Mr. Bowman upon them, and they gave Sonu‘ors wotice that théy would asenil him in open Senate, acd jo: bare the whole corrup th alt tke mpsa rea ond thimbleriggivg connected with tls newepapor, Before a dallo! vas had the above named secators, t 7 with others, left the caucus. A ballot was then ving twenty votes, and four scattering, 9 will be gore rich ac when they go into an these Senators declare openly hole matter. It is th Bowman, etter, exe mtead 1 napress ba charges in Mr, Wendell’: ne. It is under notwithstanding ¢ of Maryinnd, <ing. 7 aod Doug ice laver @ pressal— in th ate. If the Bowman repud is stated that Senator Lane expresses the opinion that Bowman cannot be sustained upon the record put against him, which he has not refuted; and one Senator is report.. ed to have gone so far as to declare he will have him jm. critics, Proveeded to arraign for endoreiag a book called “Black {yi reece Vir whieh wouki ve stand the test of free discussion and the democratic party Diamonds,” wriven ginia,‘and caused to be read various ‘twstimonials in its favor, adding that the writer advocates: dicted. , the into Africa and seizing and deluding the natives, AN AFFAIR OF HONOR AMICABLY BETTLED. toguim Gicir consent to be shipped to this fy ay the The difficulty between Senator Johnecn, .¢ Arkansas, ; idle Passage as apprentices, and after phan and Representative Hindman, which it wes supposed a few days ago would lead toa hostile moving, bas been amicably settled through Messrs.) os and Pryor. POSTAL TREATY BETWFF) THE USITEO STATES AND MELGTOM. A postal convention has beer executed between the Postmaster Geucral and the Muster of Belgium, estab- behing gular excjaauge ¢f correspondence in closed mails, between the fnited Sates and Belgium, to be con- veyed, via Englan 4, once « week or oftener, and in coin- cidence a8 far t4 possible with the regular sailing of the Anglo-American steamers. The single rate for letters and samples ¢£ merchandise originating in the United States and des‘ned for Belgium, or vice versa, is fixed at 27 cents, of which prepayment is optional in cither.country, There are also provisions for printed matter. The transmission of closed snails under this convention is to commence on the 2iet of January next. Provision is also made for the dire-et exchange of mails between the two countries by mans ef any direct lines of mail steamers which may Dareafter be established between the United States and ‘Belgium, at the combined single rate of 15 cents for each letter or packet not excceding half an ounce in weight, ‘and prepayment being optional. BRITISH RBOOGNITION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO. Mr. Baring aud several others of the most prominent ‘bankers in London have made a joint appeal tothe British Cabinet to recognise the constitutional government of Mexico. Lord John Russell appointed the 6th of Decem- ber for an official interview with these gentlemen, and it was believed that the British government was favorable to the appeal. KRFORTS FROM ARIZONA. Colonel Bonneville, late commander of the military department of New Mexico, has made an official report to the Secretary of War of a tour of inspection through large portion of the territory in New Mexico known as Arivona, in which it appears that the agricultaral re- sources of the country are very limited, the chief value of the proposed Territory being its minerals. The Ame- rican population is very small, not over four hundred per- sons. The Mexican population is about three thousand. Private ietters from Arizona, received in this city by the last overland mail, state that the Maricopa tribe of In- diang have commenced depredations, and that the Apaches are constantly maurauding in Western Arizona. There ‘was great need of mounted troops in the country. Several Mexicans have been lately kilied by Americans in West- ern Arizona, and there ie considerable il! feeling. It is believed that Pesgucira will soon be deposed as Governor of Sonora. There will be an attempt to organize Arizona into a new ‘Territory, but the newly elicited evidence on the subject will probably prevent it. Meagures ‘Will be taken to establish Jaw and order there. OUR CLAIMS UPON CHILE. ‘The long pending claim concerning the ship Macedonian has been arranged between our gevernment and Chile by convention, which refers the question, both ag to liabili- ty and amount, to the King of the Belgians. The comven- tion or treaty will be pu¥fiched to-morrow. ‘The Senate in Executive session to-day confirmed a largo number of postmasters, who were appointed during the recess. MIBCELLANHOUS AFFAIRS. The coincidence of holding the Democratic National Convention on the birthday of James Buchanan is singu- larly matched by the fact that the Republican National Convention is to be held at the city of Chicago on the 13th day of June, 1860, the birthday of Lieutenant Gene- ral Winfield ‘Scott. On that day General Scott will be seventy-four years of age. ‘The call of the National Repuplican Committee for the National Convention at Chicago, embracing as its docs by name a special invitation to the People’s party of Penn- sylvania, and the opposition party of New Jersey, appears to give satisfaction to the representatives of these parties in Congress. Col. Chas. N. Pyne, Marshal of the Northern district of Iinois, has resigned his office. The impression is tha Gen. Iram Nye, or Mr. Sharpe, of Chicago, will be Col. Pyne’s succeasor.. Nye was formerly Marshal, but was removed by the influence of Senator Douglas. This fact will be sufficient to restore him. Itis the opinion of those best informed on the subject, | that Postmaster Cook will not be removed from the Chi- ‘The opinion is that policy will induce Judge Donglas to postpone his contemplated journey to Florida and take his seat in the Senate. . Information received from Llinois to-day induces me to believe that Douglas will not be able to elect regular | delegates to Charleston from that State. Two sets will undoubledly be clected. Senator Green, Chairman of the Senate Committe on Territories, is loaded with a speech in reply to Mr. Pugh and his squatter sovereignty doctrines. It is expected that his speech will reflect the future policy of the demo- | cratic party. The Legislature of Virginia, by a joint resolution, has accepted the flag presented that Commonwealth by the citizens of Philadelphia, viewing it as a renewal of the evi- dence of its heroic donors’ dovoted patriotism. Colonel Davis and staff have arrived here, with a large amount of ordnance stores, on the way to Richmond, Only one company remains on guard at Charlestown, Va.; quiet is entirely restored. Tne Hon. Judge Magoa, of iowa, iste Commissioner of Patenta, has become connected with the Scientific Ameri- can, ‘The Augusta Constitutionalist of the 21st says that the Medical College of Georgia has resolved to invite Southern students at the North to finish their course of instruction there free. A bill has passed both branches of the Legisiature of uth Carolina, suspending till June, 1861, the law requir- ing one dollar in specie to be in the vaults of the banks in the State to every dollar in circulation, THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. . Wasuincron, Dec. 23, 1859. Mr. PccH, (dexm.) of Ohio, introduced a bill relative to to the Louisville and Portland Canal. ‘THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ETO. ‘Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Miss., introduced a bill to provide for a temporary government and to create the office of Surveyor General for the Territory of Arizona; also a bill directing the manner iu which the testimony of certain jadicial officers may be taken for the use of United States | Courte The Senate then went into Executive session. After the executive weasion the Senate adjourned tilt Tuesday House of Representatives, ‘Waamaron, Dec. 23, 1859. DEBATE ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION. Mr. FaRxswortn, (rep.) of Ill., being entitled to the r, eaid that he was willing to give way for a motion to ad tO Vote, Rurmix, (aem.) of N. ©, aud other democratic rs obje msisting on Mr. Farneworth either ding with hiv rercarke or abanconing the floor alto- pro gether. Mr. Faxxaworte suid we anade the pronceition in good Ho did not desire to place any impediment in the way of organization. He and his repablivan friends bad veen here nearly three weeks desirous and ax,ous to you fora Speaker. Thoy te] no digposition to discuss the slavery question now, bat vould wait tii! an orgeniza- tion was effected. He spoke for himself, and dil not the republican party held responsibie for hia utwer- * ‘He said they bad been met here with speeches and cesolutions in regard to Heiper’s pamphlet aud a epeech of Governor Seward. These things were thrast in their faces, with a vened dissoiution of the Union on their account, and i} was even threatened here that if a aker i6 elested the Union shall be se- x ins:anter. He proveeded to read from the Richmond Anquirer, & eoing demooratic paper, edited “by. Moners. ne, Pryor and Dunnayact, and, 1867, and of May ard June, 1866, to show that Journal had uttered © irrenressivie conflict” doctrines and pronounced free society a failure, nnd ba war between the two systems will rago every one conquers and tho other is extsrmmated. Seward, he said, nevor uttered “irrepressible conflict’? doctrines beif 80 s:rong as that, Senator Hanmond, bo added. had presented siroilar sentimanta in regard to sack a contliet. denied the authority of any members ponsibis for endorsing Halper's book. It their busines. He read such books a3 be re noting in dis part of the country ae here until | Mr. | | here to induce them to live in perpetual Writer admits it would be an infraction and @ vi of the laws of the United States, but justifies it by the ne- | Ceasities of the cage, and that the Union could be pre- | served only by this so conservative policy. Is this | the sentiment of the democratic party? vie | Mr. aya apes of Ala.—I deprecate reopen | the slave trade. Now, you speak out, and say whether | you endorse Helper’s book. | Mr. FarnsworH would like to ask Mr. Miles the ques- tion whether he endorsed those beeing m est Mr. Mies, (dem. ) of 8. C. replied ost heartily, ut- heart deprecated an: zed tho the evasion the law. (Applause.) He recogni higher law of peaitenias sce aaer’ which compelled him | to obey the constitution. Mr. Farneworth wanted to know whether he was‘in fu- eo teppei many Lo rakews », MILES re} was ni pared whether he was in favor of tho tlave trade at some future time, so long as the law of the land forbids aera ua ante dis- cuss ‘question #0 as South remains in the con- racy. No man there believed that in the present Union the slave trade can be ley and no one ad. vocates . He should like to ask Mr. Farneworth whether he wag in favor of the repeal of the 'e Slave law. . FaRNsworts replied he would answer that question byandby. ~ ‘Mr. Reacay, (dem.) of Texas, remarked that he had come outof the canvass on that issue, and was to the reopening of the slave trade in or out of the Union, and in favor of law, order and justice. Now, do you endorse the doctrine of Helper’s book? Answer like aman. (Ap- plause. The checked the disorderly manifestations. Mr. Staton, (rop.) of Ohio, felt it his duty tosay for himeelf, and those represented, that so far as Helper’s book advises servile inst he utterly abhorred and detested it. There were notas many men out as in the penitentiary of Ohio who would tolerate it fora mo- ment. Mr. Kxtzoca, (rep.) of Iil., expreesed his gratification at thetturn the diseseice had tales. He thought it could now be said that his colleague could rows with his re marks. He knew his colleague w be frank and plain. Mr. Boynam, (dem.) of S. C., said the act of 1820, which characterized tho slave trade as piracy, was a blot on the statute book and ought to be expunged; but he knew of no party in the South in favor of having the law of 1819 repealed. With regard to the latter he was pot prepared to say it is unconstitutional. There was no considerable part of the South or the democratic party who agitated the question. of reopening the trade. It can never be done in the confederacy. As to whether he was in favor of re. opening the trade at a future time he was not prepared to say. ‘ir. Farxsworth.—Does the gentleman endorse the sen- timent in the book Black Diamonds, for the revival of the slave trade by law? Mr. Bontam.—It is impracticable. I do not stand in the eenae of one who endorses the violation of any existing W. Mr. Faxxsworms asked Mr. McRae whether he endorsed the sentiment. | Mr. peceae, {cam} of Miss., said as an individual he the trade, ‘was in favor of reopening , but this was not the [eer of the democratic ty in Mississippi or any other ithern State. He was, however, Sfor the faithful execu- tion of the laws as they stand, against the reopening of that trafic, recete one Mr. Farwaworte did not think such a could be fixed on national any more than that it could democrats, aay, charged that the republicans endorsed the acts Mr. McRam believed he was the only member of the democratic party in Mississippi who ‘entertained that poe ieee pd asked Mr. Crawford if he endorsed e re-opening of the slave trade as recommended in “Black (dem.), of Ga., replied that he had g Mr. CRawror> never read that book. Mr. Farssworru asked whether he was in favor of re- ‘the slave trade. _ Mr. Crawrorp replied that under a particular state of circumstances he would be; but at present he opposed it, asfdid the democratic party of Georgia. Mr. Farxswortn said it had been asked whether he endorsed Holper’s book. He had never read it entirely, and had never seen a till he came to this House. So far as any in that-booke could be fairly construed into recom: insurrection and emancipation of slaves by violence, he did not en- | eae ra was, tomers, in ed of the inculcation of | such j e8 As peaceful emancipation. | Sori ent dara cents ala wo! an ni i . Tar as that book quotes the son, Mason, Lee, | of the Revolution, he endorsed it. gentlemen on the other side take exception trines of Judge Dor oppose slavery ui Jegislation. ‘So fur as slavery exists in the States, he di gs belicye in constitutional power to legislate concerning Mr. Mites called attention to the fact that it was only this morning that he saw a copy of a letter to Gov. Wise, stating that some #bolitionists in Chicago had actually been in correspondence witb persons in Ohio and the New Eng- land Btates to go to the rescue of Old John Brown. | Mr. Fakxsworrs—Will you give the name of the writer | of the letter? | Mr. Mires—If I bad it 1 could not give it, for the letter | might have been confidentially written. ‘The gentleman | had said that there was not one of his constituents who | would make a raid in Virginia, and hence I referred to | the fact of such a letter being written. ee Mr. Farysworrs replied that the letter might be a jax. ‘After some further colloquy on this point, Mr. Lamar, (dem.) of Migs., said he always had been opposed tothe reopening of the African slave trade. He | was inthe Senate when Mr. Seward announced the doc- | trine which bad such a startling effect on the South, that | as goon as this administration shall pass away the abo | litioniats would get control to overthrow Southern in- stitutions and remodel the Supreme Court, so that its de- cisions should be against the interests of the South. Mr. Seward said he expected that in his lifetime there would | not be the foot of @ single slave on this continent. While | he (Seward) uttered this as his deliberate opinion, his | form dilated and his pale face was expressive of bad and. | malignant passion, and his eyes glowed as if the fire of holl was burning in his heart. ‘Mr. FARxsworru (carnestly)—God grant that I, too, may sec the day when the foot of a slave will not rest on this continent. ‘Mr. Boxnam (in his seat)—You'll nevér see it. Mr. Farnsworte said that it was the wish of Washing- ton—it was the doctrine of the men who made the repub- lic, and of the men who will continue the Teputnic’s existence. But this did not endorse the raid of John Brown As to the Fugitive Slave law, he and his people would not pursue the fleeing negro; they would leave that dirty work to the democrats, He asked whether any Southern gentieman was willing to turn out and chase a fugitive slave. He understood that in the part of Illinois called “Egypt” the people catch black men; and in- stead of advertising them as runaways, advertise for their masters. Mr. Logan, (dem.) of 11). (who represents ‘« it”), said that any imputation that his constituents viol the Jaw was false. It was right that such runaways should be arrested. Mr. Farnsworth explained, saying that he spoke for a large number of republicans. Not one ofthem would step out of bis way in pursuit of man, woman or child for the purpose of restoring them toslayery. Butin paying this, he did not say that they would placo themselves in resist- ance to tho Fugitive Slave iaw. They would pursue a course such as has been suggested—of ‘masterly in- activity.” He believed the Fugitive Slave law unconstitu- tional and inhuman in some of its provisions, but neither himself nor his party would offer armed resistance to it. Mr. Baxxspaue, (dem.) of Miss.—The constitution pro- vides for the rendition of fugitive slaves, anc to the ex- tent that you will not obey it, to that extent you violate your oath to support the constitution. Mr. Farysworta—You mistake; the constitution does not provide that I should render up fugitive slaves. Mr. BARKspALs—It provides for the rendition, and you, as a citizen of the country, are bound to carry ‘t out; and unless you do it you are a traitor. (Applause, eepecially in the galleries.) ‘Tho Cunnk stated that, haying been clothed with power to enforce order, he should, on the next manif mn of sprlanse Jrect the Sergeaat at-Arms to clear the gal- eries. ‘Voices—Do it now. * Mr. Farxswortu referred to an editorial in the newgpa- per States and Union of this sity, in whicn hesnid it was stated that the election of Mr. Sherman would be a sutfi- cient cause for the dissolution of the Union. This, he un- derstood, was the Douglas organ. ‘Mr. Aprarn, (A. L. dem.) of N. %., stated that so far as hie knowledge extended it Was not the organ of Mr. Dou- giag, and did not speak for him. oth San ak a to speak for Virginia, ir. Borer, (S. opp.) of Va,— Virginia is bere wo speak for hersell, and she, oan: act for here. Mr. Farnsworta defended the republican party from the charge of sectionalism. He reiated an anecdote of a physician, who always when called to attend a patient ‘whose ailment he could not discover, gave bim medicine to throw him into fits, for he said he was ‘hell on fits.” So it was with the democratis party; every four years, just before the Presidential election, they throw the country into fits; they have ey thrown Beton and New York into Ete, and got Mr. Everett, Gon. Cushing and others to come forward and attempt to save the Union, He had no feers for a diseolution of the Union; it had been said 80 often that the poonle had got used to theso threais. Ifthe Urion was to be diseo'vyed, ho hoped they would io it during the adiinistration of Mr, Buchanan, 80 that the disgrace wou'd not attac a@ republican ad: ministration. Lt the democraw elect wuom they please, the repabiicans will submit, and when they get into powar the democrats must submit. A repub! iminigtirstion will try to tako care of the Union, and wil take care of the purse. A Vowr—I have no doubt you wil. (Laugier. Mr. Faxssworrt—tf we squander acy more money than Jame# Buchanan has, God grant thin: we may cever elect another republi ed laughter.) Diasolye the Uaion beraur 9 people oF the Unived Stet Peacezal mao- sideat © states! Great atisi Whatis the intent of this go tho ave of a constivation? to restram majorities. —The constitation b le majoritios. Di do #1 MORNING EDITIQN—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. Bulwer’s novel, “What will He Do with It?” Are you go- ing to divide the Mississippi river? If 80, how mach are Yt you going to letour boys rafts down? What are you Rolng to do with Divide that wo? (Excessive laugh- ter.) What part of the Fourth of ao ‘are you going to ‘What are you give us, and what will you tak to do with the grave of W: \, and of the men of the North who fought side by side with bim in the batties of the Revolution? Dissolve the For God’s sake, don’t let us hear any more of miserable cry about dissolving the Union. men the uers for disunion sentiments— habitations of where marblo will be cheap? as well talk about dissolving the everlastung as ing the Union of these Blates.t ny oe scien (rented ad ‘@ public m expressing sym- ith Brown, to show rine ‘fr. Farnsworth’ ‘statement of that matter was incorrect. Mr. FARNswonri—I designed to say that no persons the quarries, SEEESES Else 43 8) ‘with the objects Brown had in view. of ‘' Read the proceedings.” Te Snags Petar that pach ting having been 4 remark: Buch a mer wing held im Chicago, it was eminently proper that the republi- cans should select that place 1 doit thelr National Cot ve Mr. Farxswortu retorted that it was just as proper for having endorsed the sentiments of Cal- yea a ea s—and in Hie paper te. John Brown Mr. Fans wor su replied what twas trae that Mr, Wenl- 4 rej was true a worth had been an ‘ibeient worker in the republican par- oe Be the republican party respon- ible for the seutiments of any one man, when we Ran op ‘an extract from an article, out the con- a Cp ion arms, OD feleral relations are, now disalved'be- ter | party. a parton meeting Aurora, Illinois, sympathizis wn. ‘kaoms, (dem) of Vee, obtained the oor, yielded it for s personal explanation to Mr. Nuzsoy. (8. opp.) of Tenn., who denounced certain in the Stas and Union ne’ Tr as wilful bola Pe ez rs. . GagTRmLL, (dem.) of Ga., hoped Mr. Smith would permit a vote to be taken for Speaker. ‘Mr. Sutra consented, claiming the floor for to morrow. ‘THE TWENTIETH BALLOT FOR SPEAKER. After a call of the House, a ballot was taken, with the Whole number af votes jecessary to a choice Mr. |. of Ohio, repul Mr. Milleon, of Virginia, democrat. Mr. Gilmer, of North Carolina, Southern opposi Mr. Booosk, of Virginia, democrat Scatterit THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Preparations for the Coming Week—The Toy Trade—Activity of Business—Ap- pearance of the City—Skating at the Central Park, dic., dic. ‘The approach of the holidays is hailed with delight by all classes alike. This is the season of family reunions and family rejoicings. The husband and son, whose busi- ‘ness has called them to distant parts, hasten home at this time to join their families once more, and complete the happy circle gathered around the time-honored hearth- stone, the associations of which no separation, however long, can dispel from their memory. These family re- unions at Christmas time are becoming more and more an institution. It is true there are family reunions at Thanks- giving, but they are local, and confined rather to the New England States, while at this season such gatherings take place over nearly the whole of Christendom. We have received several communications asking the question whether the stores and banks will be closed on Monday, Christmas falling this year on Sunday. Our local Post Office authorities have issued orders to close the Post Office on Monday, 2d of January; but we un- derstand that it will be opened on Christmas, thus carry- ing out the idea that Christmas ean appropriately be ob- served on the Sabbath, and New Year's day vice versa. ‘The question as to whether the Christmas festival should be observed on Monday or not, we notice by our foreign (London) papers, was brought before the Lord Mayor of London by a deputation from the Early Closing Associa- tion, to cause Monday, the 26th inst. , to be observed asa holiday. We believe no measures have been taken in this city in the matter; but we presume that Monday will be general- ly observed as a holiday. This, however, will be a mat- ter of liberality on the part of those employers who feel disposed to allow their employés a day of recreation. ‘New York at this season is dressed in her gayest holi- day attire. Her streets are full of life, and the shop win- dows teem with extra attractions in the way of goods of every description for the holidays. The passer-by is greet- ed at every turn with the display of magnificence which the ity seems to revelin. All, however, is buta good sign of our financial prosperity; and if the people will be a little extravagant, or, to use a Jess harsh term, generous, in their outlays at this time, we must remember that, ac- cording to the saying, ‘ it is all for the good of trade.”” ‘The most prominent feature of the holiday season is, of course, the immense trade which is carried on in toys and fancy articles of a like kind. ‘Straws,’ says the old proverb, “show which way the wind blows,” and trifles light as air are often indicative of great things. Toys, trivia} as they are in their nature, are in this country, and at this time, a sure index of the condition of the people ina financial point of view. The toy is not a necessary article of trade—it is purchased only when a surplus of funds remains after the necessary articles of life are se- cured. Consequently, when an active, brisk business is done in the toy line, it is a fair indication of our financial prosperity ; and such « brisk, driving business season the present has been and promises to continue. ‘The toy trade has become of late years a regular staple trade inthis country. The sales of the wholesale dealers and jobbers commence as early as August, when they begin to supply country dealers. The wholesale business is heaviest during November and the eArly part of De- cember. The city dealers then make their purchases, and the retail city trade begins. Toys are imported goods, coming from Germany and France. This city is the toy emporium in this country, although considerable quantities are brought to Boston, Philadelphia, and other of the large citics. During the present season one of the principal houses of this city has disposed of about one hundred thousand dollars, worth of toys, and the whole extent of the trade during the year is estimated at nearly one and a-balf million of dollars. Now, when it is con- sidered that the price of a toy varies from a cent or two to a few dollars, some idea may be had of the great quan- tity annually imported and disposed of. The year 1856 was one of the most stirring in the toy trade. fue panic * of 1867 intervened with an almost blighting effect, ard the trade bas hardly recovered as yet. The dealers say, powovor, that the trade of 1859 is more healthy, and that the riske on sales have been less than any year here- tofore. ‘The cheap varieties of toys come from Germany, which country is characteristic for cheapness in this as well os other kinds of products. The richer classes of toys come from France. A few yeare ago the toys sold in thie city came almost entirely from Germany, those of the French being so high priced as to command but a small sale in our market. Latterly, however, competition in France and a progress in taste in thig country Dave caused a de- mand for the betier and more fivished French goods. The city yesterday presented evident signs of the ap. proach of a ‘good time.” Good natured mammas and papas patronized the toy stores extensively in gearch of the wherewith to fll ‘Johnny’s” or “‘Charlie’s stock- ing next Sstarday night. At every corner, ‘n the omnibusses, in the carsand in the boats, theze good na- tured parents were to be met with, carrying home their load of jumping jacks, jacke-in-the-boxes, monkey jacks, and al) sorte of “jacks,” soldiers, drums, whistles and other articles, like the contents of a peddler’s pack, ‘‘too numerous t mention."’ The principal thoroughfares are placarded with signs of ‘Holiday Gifts,” ‘Presents for the holidays,” &c. During the course of our peregrina- tions through Grand stree: we saw a placard inscribed as foliowe:— PORTO LE NE LOTT AOTO ONE NTODONETE OLED DEE SELE ESE 3 BOOTS AND SHORS $ YOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. 3 Dennen en ne a0 Ot DNDN SDI RIOT LO LEDC OE A short disquisition on the usefalnese of such presents followed the iascr ptiom. Now it s 8 (we know not rogard it) that if we shonld receive a a pretent, @ Id be snctined to be. Neve that the donor had made use of this more polite means of expressing his desire to administer some a posteriori arguments to us, which he might fear to do in a more forcible and striking manner. Again, what better revenge can you take of an enemy than to present him with a pair of tight or leaky boots? One dealer in the same street has invoked the aid of the muse in advertising bis wares. A placard over the door has the following, which we give verbatim:— decenecceesaresoseneee eee sere resent se nett sertse ie CURISTMASS TOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. POCONO TELE LOLELELOLELEDELE LEE LEDENELE NODE ‘There, what a simple and charming verse! Jt has all the simplicity and naiveté of Wordsworth. Every available corner and stand in this strect has ‘been seized upon by the toy venders. Even tradesmen in ‘# different line of business have taken advantage of tho present coreran to make afew dimes from the sale of to their profits from their This later observation will apply to leg storeke a Dumbers of Golly and ‘babice in he shop wissows 90 idea that individual was far from Cobre became The sign ia, besides, fall ofthe stereot ad) holiday > holiday 4 there is pil see decorated with giving an observer national standard our great is @ botanical luction. At the lower end of this same street, over the entrance toa toy store, is @ stuffed full length eu ot eee with a belt around his body, in wi are his presents for the young folks. He is encased oer ‘warm overcoat, but his of mustin seems but a oe agains! imclemency of the season in which he is supposed to make hie visits. By his side is a chimney,on which one hand ony well-patched and well darned stockings. either side are smaller representations in paint of the same individual, with placards of “Cheap Toys,” ‘“Pre- cia Oe Holidays,” “Damaged doll and cry In one of the thoroughfares a flaming placard informed us that there was such a thing in existence as a ‘Holiday Hat.” Now, what the peculiarity of this hat is that dis- any arrangement by wi veut duction of “bricks” on New Year’s ieee should be especially ro Broad way their head coverings with building materials, on a festive occasion. is wonderfully devoid of holiday showoards; of decorations, consisting of Christmas greens, trees, wreaths, &c. A dealer in the latter street has also called the muse to bis assistance. ‘The following bangs before door :— POLE LO LOTT OO PEOEDELIOELE DERE DELOSDIE PELE DE DE DEE DE i | ae | Beneath is a representation of Senta Claus on a house- top, whom a crowd of eager and excited youngsters are watching from the ground. A sign informs the public ae et of the cit the - ‘incipal in city, on the principal ave- noes, a brok businoss is also de in toys. An inven- tory of the articles offered for would fii » small sized volume. ‘There are tops and drums, dolis that cry and dolis that don’t f(t ae ‘that shoot pression, ‘it wouldn’t ee Sho “smeads the ma’am,” returned the di that babies oughtn’t to cry fected. the decorations about the toy stores, the aie cone ip always. us ‘Besides butcher al goeat them.” New York, in short, is & carnival, and is making her Charseleribiic daplays {oF suclt an oovasioa. TRINITY CHURCH CHRISTMAS TREE. ‘The Christmas festival of the Trinity Church Sabbath School will take place this afternoon at three o’clock. There will be singing by the children and the choir, bell chiming, addresses, &c. A superb Christmas tree, lighted by hundredg of variegated colored candies, and laden with bon mols and good things, will stand in the porch, and at the close of the services the ‘good things” will be distributed to the children. Go earlyif you wish to see this rare sight. CHRISTMAS AND THE SKATING POND. As yetthere has been no good skating\ou the pond in the Central Park. Preparations have, however, been made by which in a day or two, with the concurrence of the weather, it will be ready for the use of the public. ‘The uneven and muddy ice that was tormed before the place was flooded has been removed with great labor, and now lies along the sides, a continuous pile of three or four feet high. A thick crust, with a smooth and glisten- ing surface, is fast forming. It is now strong enough to hold, but no one will be allowed upon it until there is no danger of its breaking or cracking. By Sunday, or at least by Monday, it will be given up tothe public. On all the little ponds about, the boys are enjoying themselves with great zest. On some of them, on Friday evening, there ‘were a8 many as two or three hundred persons. And so we hope that Jack Frost may be at work in that vieinity for a day or two, and give usa glorious skating frolic on Christmas day. For we remember that Christmas is close upon us. Then shall skates be Christmas presents, and the little boys be frantic with happiness, and the old men become as little boys. Then shall the bashful Augustus, who always adored Sarah Jane, but dared not approach her, be emboldened to take her hand, and to support her with his arm upon the ice. For—good gra- cious! he would not let the dear angel without wings slip up on the glazed surface and fall—would he? Not unless he were a brute. Then shall we go home hungry to our dinners, and make the baked pig the victim of a voracity almost equal to that which distinguished this animal him- self while living. ‘Yes, Christmas is almost here, and savory meat is in demand. ‘The sober old fowl that laid its eggs, brought up its off- spring, and lived its usefal life aut the peas scenes of a country barnyard, did not know how conspicuous it ‘was to become—hung out in front of some city market, decorated by ribbons and surrounded by ranches. Its fate is typical of that of many a man who, after going quietly about the world and doing all the good he can, at his death becomes the subject of some verbose biography, which candidly exposes all his faults, and holds him up before the world, covered by some few flowers of rhetoric, for inspection and criticism. ‘There are hung out carcasses of mighty swine, remind- ing one of Holmes’ ‘Spectre Pig.”’ And, like a mighty pendulum ah solemnly he swung. In the toy shope—and every building that has a window in front is & toy shop this week—there are such marvels of beauty, and oddity, and burlesque, accomplished with paper, paint, wood and wax—such wonderful dolls, such jovial, ruddy faced old gentlemen, such almost diabolical looking dwart id giante—suchfastonishing things shaped out of sugar—that a visit here would be enough to drive our baby distracted with delight. And the “tin toot horns’’—oh, heavens! to think how the lungs of smart little boys will be exerted in blowing hideous blasts on these horns, day and night— more especially night—until irascible old gentlemen who sleep—or rather try to ae rg rooms fronting the Hireet, cry out in agony, “Bast ‘em! Blast the toot orne |” And so let Christmas be gloriously kept, and may we Lave a fine time at the Central Park. But, while we are wishing that Jack Frost may work bard at Central Park, we cannot be!p thinking what a thing it would be if he had the discrimination to work only on the ponds, and not in the miserable rooms where live the ragged and pinched little girls who go out on these cold mornings anc pick burnt coals from the ash barrels in the streets. If that dear old gentleman, Santa Claus, could moet Jack Frost in his peregr'nations, and go with him to these poor tenements, ana give the children warm shoes, and caps, and mittens, and good things to eat, and—per- haps—at the solicitation of Jack Frost, a pair of ekates, then might we rest in peace. But in the place of Santa Claus, we will do all we can, and enjoy ourselves and help otbers to do so es much as possible. Naval Intelligence. The sailors of the United States steam frigate Wabash ‘were paid off' yesterday at the Brookiyn Navy Yard. Ske ie being relieved of her stores, running rigging, and main, mizen and fore topgallant masts, previously to going in ordinary. The United States steam frigate Niagara will be housed over for the present, to protec! her Srom the weather, and are being made accordingly. The United Risto’ steamers Iroquois and Mohican are stil at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the former and the fat! to the one ordere b ensliog alongside’ of the wharf pra buoy. No definite 1 rogniat.ng tbe-r t me ABOLITION AND TREASON AT THE NORTH, THEIR EXTENT AND VIOLENCE. The Natick Resolution and Senator Wilson. The Senator Convicted Out of his Own Mouth. His Endorsement of Garrison and John Brown. Garrison's Treasonable Lecture, and Nomi- nation of William H. Seward fer the Presidency, HENRY C, WRIGHT'S INSURRECTIONARY LETTERS. John Brown Proelaimed a Better Saviour than Jesus Christ, Re, THE NATICK RESOLUTION. — Labatt o> Remanes, te weholders—' qutrascllaaenmeme, cee Capra Joun Brown:— mig Drain een ‘gee AND jenna red fianabecay friend of the slave dear and honored frien: ve and en- Uhuslastc meeting of the cltistas of thi torn, without fis yg) Ly aga or ee held last even- ‘considei acting following resolutian — fos ee ‘Whereas, ery be Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God; there- of the slaves to resist ‘hem fn ie rah This resolution was adopted by the meeting without a diasenting voice. Though = United wiates re Na ( Wilson) and a United States Postmaster were yet not a voice was raised against it by them, nor by any one else, nor against the sentiments it contans. The meeting appointed me a committee to forward their reso- tution to you. In compliance with their request, and with: the promptings of my own heart, I forward it. ‘The resolution, as you will see, simply and duty of resistance, not merely to slavery ae principle or an abstraction, but to slaveholderr, the ving ‘embodi- ment of slavery. ‘The South embody: and resistance to liberty in their whole life. We would arouse the North to embody Mberty and resistance,to slavery in their whole life. Wherever the people of the Sonth live, whe- ther in domestic, social, ecclesiastical or com- mercial life, they’ embody death to liberty. We would stir up the people of the North to death to: wherever they live. In whatever ve, we would incite them to embody liberty as the South does slavery. Death to slavery should, and will, , be the watchword of every domestic and sociai circle, of every political and religious and of every and commercial establiahment in the North. The blessings of the God of the oppressed rest upon you! This ig the prayer of thomaada who have known You for years, and ent "ma a in the object of your Tete. to ‘arouse this sin face. We have felt the deepest interest movements, as we have known § adit Your ean Se the beginning with slay. ers, which must end in striking the fat fetter from tho act’ tony slave. ‘Thine, for the slave, and against the siavebokder, unto HENRY pay WRIGHT. 1 him’ , Waiting his execution. LETTER TO THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER. ‘Mass. , Nov. 7 To mur Error oF THE area og Sar—s and eathusiastic of the citi this town residence ‘of Hon. Henry Wilson) carn last evening, called to consider ihe following resolution :-— omnes, Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God, there- ‘Resolved, That it is the right and duty of Nort to ince slaves to reiatanee, and {0 aid these ierie, This was adopted; and though a United States Senator (Hon. Henry Wilson) anda United States Present, not a dissentient voice was raised against it. ‘The resolution utters the thought of Massachusctte, of New England and of New York. ‘Ihave reagon to know Ansurrection—resistance on the part of the slaves and the North against slaveboldere—tie the one nies af de people. That insurrection is the right and duty of is the one controllin, thought of the masses here, qhowgt our Senators and Representatives in Congress dare not avow this as their opinion in Washington, a home, among their constituents, they countenance and sustain it by di- rect advocacy, or by silence. The North has reason t ex- pect it of them, the coming session, that they will openly advocate the doctrine and practice of insurrection and re- ‘sistance, as the right and duty of the slaves of the South and of the people of the non-slave States. We have much reason to hope that, come what may, they will do it. It was asserted in the above meeting, that John Brown at Harper's Ferry, had truly embodied the general idea the North, saat bed dows ws core tia his elmpie duty to If, to the slave, to the slaveholder, to his countr: and his God. There are ds among those who have known his plans and movements the past four or five years, and have sympathized with him, and who have known of his call, ag he believes, from God, to do a deed that would arouse the South and the nation to consider the sin and danger of slavnry, and who have known alao of his unfalter- would now cheerfully take his place ia tho dtngeod tea would now re e and welcome the gallows in his stead, if thereby he might be spared to Jead on the mustering sons of liberty to free the a =— the power aot who live by whip- and selling women, an “trafficking in’ slay End the souls offmen. sah ee ‘The sin of this nat’on, as it was asserted in that meet- ing, is to be taken away,not by Christ, but by John Brown. Christ, as represented by those w! ‘by his name, has proved a dead failure as a power to free the slaves. John Brown is and will be a power far more efficient. The nation is to be saved, not by the blood of Christ (as that is now administered), but by the blood of John Brown, which, as administered abohtionists, will prove the “‘power of God and the lom of God” 10 resist slaveholders and bring them to repentance. John Brown and him hung will do that for the slaves and for ‘those who enslave them, which Christ and Him crucified has never been made to do. HENRY C. WRIGHT. LETTER TO HENRY A. WISE, WRITTEN ON THE DAY IN WHICH HE KILLED JOBN BROWN FOR SEEKING TO GIVE FREEDOM TO SLAVES. Bostos, Friday, Dec. 2, 1869. To Hexry A. Wise, Governor of Virginia ‘Sir—This is the day and this the hour in which Jonn Brown is being hanged by you. H's dead body is now hanging on a gallows, and the eyes of twenty-five muii- ms of this nation are fixed upon it. You erected gallows, you dragged him LR es 5 RE E i gp fifteen minutes past eleven o’clock A. een John Bro’ a Xs, this day, wn. The entire nation saw you against you. Yourself, Virginia, , adjudge you a murderer, to rescue you, your wife and and sisters from slavery and wrath, the rape and rapine of have hung him? No. Bat he from the wrath, rape and rapine fellow slave-breeders and slave- him. eg E F i H HE $e. BE Fr if i i tf BE 32 5g B= * * . is the duty of the North to defend you ves. John Brown and his God told him it to defend the slaves against you. He came do so, and for doing his duty you have E i & to ay Are you not @ murderer? What pays Yeas oe Tot deed? The slaves and all the world look on the seal with which, as Governor of the , Fou letters and all’ public documents. lo Virginia, standing with one foot on the & prostrate slaveholder, whose head she bas just holding in her right hand the sword with which lid the deed, all reeking with his blood. Proud end d in consciousness of having done a meritorious deed, by ridding the world of a mon- t rN ghe chal- if has , and tn. Pc ny ed deal with slaveholderay’ 4. ¢., cut their 3 Off. ‘Thus Virginia, the State over which you are 80 1 preside, says er slaves, und to ail slaves in the State, and in the United States, and in all the worid—“Cut off your masters’ heads.”’ Not content with mere words, ahe pictares to tném her own proud achievement, and calls on them to look at her in the very act ‘of vanquish- ing her direst foe, and of beheading him; thus inciting: them, by an appeal to the eye as well as to the ear, to re sistance, to insurrection, and to blood. * rs * * ‘Hes he failed? Never was the life of man—death, rather—a more complete success. ‘What bas been the one ruling thought of Virginig, and of every slave State, and of the Union, the past two monthe? John Brown and Harper's Ferry! What the one spoken and unspoken word of the enure nation? Jon Brown and Harper's Fy ton of the nation’s heart has bi